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with respect to medicare, we do have a very different approach to dealing with medicare. there is no doubt we have to bring down medicare health-care cost growth. the difference is that we believe we should expand on the kind of reforms that we made in the affordable care act, where we achieved billion about $716 billion in savings, not simply by across the board provider cuts, but by changing the incentive structure, the way we pay providers so we focus on the value of care, not the volume of care. i think it is ironic that we have gone in the last four weeks from many of our republican colleagues criticizing the president for having done too much in savings on medicare, $716 billion -- their presidential candidate proposed putting that money back in, in other words adding $716 billion back into the cost of medicare, to complaining the president does not want to do enough. >> who was that presidential candidate? anyone remember? >> i do not want to relitigate the campaign, but it is an important point, i think, which is he proposed that we put the $716 billion net cost b
with respect to medicare, we do have a very different approach to dealing with medicare. there is no doubt we have to bring down medicare health-care cost growth. the difference is that we believe we should expand on the kind of reforms that we made in the affordable care act, where we achieved billion about $716 billion in savings, not simply by across the board provider cuts, but by changing the incentive structure, the way we pay providers so we focus on the value of care, not the volume of...
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savings that extended the life of medicare. they said they want to add all the costs back in. hopefully they are back to the position of the ryan budget to recognize they're important savings. number one. number two, the president's plan, budget, contains medicare savings than the ryan-republican plan did. we'd like to see the specifics, what are they proposing with respect to cuts to medicare? >> we can go around the healthcare barnyard again and again, about how you can't spend that money twice. and how medicare actuary said that. the $716 billion. you can either use it to shore up medicare or use it to pay for obamacare. >> right. right. but the fact is the position that mitt romney took as a presidential candidate was to put all of those costs back in to medicare. which would have meant it went insolvent eight years sooner. >> bret: but we're not talking about romney anymore. we're talking what about you'll do to find a solution going forward. >> i know we're not talking about romney. we're talking about the house proposal
savings that extended the life of medicare. they said they want to add all the costs back in. hopefully they are back to the position of the ryan budget to recognize they're important savings. number one. number two, the president's plan, budget, contains medicare savings than the ryan-republican plan did. we'd like to see the specifics, what are they proposing with respect to cuts to medicare? >> we can go around the healthcare barnyard again and again, about how you can't spend that...
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medicare has a real problem of going into the red, but the caller is absolutely right. right now you cannot say that medicare, medicaid, social security other reason we have a debt and deficit problem. that is simply not true. >> host: you are looking to -- part of that is the base line of defense spending. >> guest: part of it is the baseline in defense. we are going to go through -- dan is right. we're going to go through a drawdown. there is no question. there is no question the defense budget will go down. i anticipate 15-20%. some major international. so the reality is the defense budget is going down. the domestic spending programs that we have had all been cut over the past ten years. so they are not contributing to the deficit problem. entitlements are a broad category, but one in which you have to separate out medicare, medicaid, and social security and see what is actually the problem. >> host: i don't want to get too far down that road because we believe -- we will be of a bar subject faugh i do want to talk about this idea of unforeseen conflicts that we mig
medicare has a real problem of going into the red, but the caller is absolutely right. right now you cannot say that medicare, medicaid, social security other reason we have a debt and deficit problem. that is simply not true. >> host: you are looking to -- part of that is the base line of defense spending. >> guest: part of it is the baseline in defense. we are going to go through -- dan is right. we're going to go through a drawdown. there is no question. there is no question the...
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that we are committed to medicare. it is a promise we have made to seniors, current and future, even 54-year-old's and 44-year- old's and 34-year-old's. it is something we start with that promise to keep it universal and to keep benefits. once we decide that we will not ship cost to individuals, we have to focus on containing the rate of growth and costs in health care. medicare is a great way to do that. it affects the entire system for from private companies and individuals. we are trying to do that. implementing the aca is important in terms of delivery reforms. it pays doctors differently. it rewards quality. we should do that sooner than later. save those dollars sooner. in those discussions, are there other ways that we can see revenues come in from within the health-care system? that is on the table. i am not keen on increasing the age on medicare. we have gone through a really big debate about finding a way to have all americans have health insurance. that is taking a group of americans and figure out how they
that we are committed to medicare. it is a promise we have made to seniors, current and future, even 54-year-old's and 44-year- old's and 34-year-old's. it is something we start with that promise to keep it universal and to keep benefits. once we decide that we will not ship cost to individuals, we have to focus on containing the rate of growth and costs in health care. medicare is a great way to do that. it affects the entire system for from private companies and individuals. we are trying to...
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extreme clean from aquafresh. of washington about the future of medicare and social security. anncr: but you deserve straight talk about the options on the... table and what they mean for you and your family. ancr: aarp is cutting through all the political spin. because for our 37 million members, only one word counts. get the facts at earnedasay.org. let's keep medicare... and social security strong for generations to come. and social security strong for generations to come. living with moderate to semeans living with pain.is it could also mean living with joint damage. help relieve the pain and stop the damage with humira, adalimumab. for many adults with moderate to severe ra, humira is clinically proven to help relieve pain and stop joint damage. so you can treat more than just the pain. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events, such as infections, lymphoma, or other types of cancer, have happened. blood, liver and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure have o
extreme clean from aquafresh. of washington about the future of medicare and social security. anncr: but you deserve straight talk about the options on the... table and what they mean for you and your family. ancr: aarp is cutting through all the political spin. because for our 37 million members, only one word counts. get the facts at earnedasay.org. let's keep medicare... and social security strong for generations to come. and social security strong for generations to come. living with...
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i'm with you but when they say entitlements it mainly refers to medicare and social security, which we paid into. >> exactly, but you're asking people, we do have to cut many things. >> cenk: not medicare--but the republicans-- >> they're never going to cut the military. we're constantly dealing with the same three things that are on the table that are affecting many but not dealing with the major core issues in our country right now. as a young conservative, these are things that are important to deal with. how many people do you know, and let's be honest that have cable cable, internet, car, but if you ask them if they have health insurance, they say no. >> cenk: the answer is seven. >> many people i know that are constantly complaining. >> cenk: i think you're misdirecting. the people who complain the most are those who got the most, the bang injuries that's a whole-- >> cenk: oh, no, when they got all the bait yowlout. judah, we have to leave it there. thank you for your time. >> thank you for having me. >> cenk: walmart, we didn't know about the fire in bangladesh. that's a subcon
i'm with you but when they say entitlements it mainly refers to medicare and social security, which we paid into. >> exactly, but you're asking people, we do have to cut many things. >> cenk: not medicare--but the republicans-- >> they're never going to cut the military. we're constantly dealing with the same three things that are on the table that are affecting many but not dealing with the major core issues in our country right now. as a young conservative, these are things...
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they want medicare. they're basically we want to take the greatest historic achievement of lyndon johnson fdr, we want to you sign off on changing them fundamentally. it's not just a question about numbers. the method, the route by which they get there makes all the difference. this is a lot of what they're fighting about. >> eliot: i think this is exactly right. the numbers do mask philosophical differences, and the they agree upon but the way you agree on those numerical objectives when we come back, the fiscal cliff and other idea that have not been put on the table. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage. because enbrel, etanercept suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections tube
they want medicare. they're basically we want to take the greatest historic achievement of lyndon johnson fdr, we want to you sign off on changing them fundamentally. it's not just a question about numbers. the method, the route by which they get there makes all the difference. this is a lot of what they're fighting about. >> eliot: i think this is exactly right. the numbers do mask philosophical differences, and the they agree upon but the way you agree on those numerical objectives when...
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medicare. when you see the american people paying on average. 115 million a year and getting something 300 mill or 300,000, benefits in their life. we have to do something about the fee for service program and get it a defined benefit and we have to reform and preserve mandatory spending programs. >> one of the things you are best at as a communicator of the republican party. what do you tell people who are worried about republicans or democrats might do in congress that would put their security in jeopardy? >> first and foremost, we are not talking about making change for current seniors or those 10 years from going in. but we have to do something for someone like myself who is 51 or those programs will not be there. we are talking 10-12 years of solvencey between social security and medicare. we have to be adults and leaders and say we have a program and we'll bring viable solutions to future generations. >> we are grateful you joined us this afternoon. thank you, congressman west. >> thank y
medicare. when you see the american people paying on average. 115 million a year and getting something 300 mill or 300,000, benefits in their life. we have to do something about the fee for service program and get it a defined benefit and we have to reform and preserve mandatory spending programs. >> one of the things you are best at as a communicator of the republican party. what do you tell people who are worried about republicans or democrats might do in congress that would put their...
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are you including medicare waste? >> yes. >> how much of that is medicare? >> medicare's 40% or 50% of the health care expense, so extrapolate from that. i would say there's a lot more waste and medicare than commercial because the policing method is much harder than a commercial book a business. >> is a 40% of the 750 billion? >> minimum. >> so what is being done about that? and has surpassed organization proposed anything to be done to eliminate waste and medicare? if you don't tackle that, you could talk forever about theater aspects of ways. >> a few things they are. it's a good general beliefs is is coming from duplicative services, for example. it's coming from fraud and inefficiency relative to what individuals being serviced. so where we are not occurred and manage in one of the for 50-cent love fee-for-service as a result of our programs. so i talk about humana care. let's talk about humana care as an example. our objective is to keep people at home in an environment they feel most comfortable with as opposed to an institution. i mentioned we produc
are you including medicare waste? >> yes. >> how much of that is medicare? >> medicare's 40% or 50% of the health care expense, so extrapolate from that. i would say there's a lot more waste and medicare than commercial because the policing method is much harder than a commercial book a business. >> is a 40% of the 750 billion? >> minimum. >> so what is being done about that? and has surpassed organization proposed anything to be done to eliminate waste and...
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like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs every year. call today to request a free decision guide. with this type of plan, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist. if you're thinking about your options, call today. when you call, request your free decision guide. and find the aarp medicare supplement plan that may be right for you. let's see if we can get the same item at walmart for less? okay. fijit friends. fifteen bucks on rollback. wow! that's a savings of over 29 bucks! twenty-nine bucks!!?? and they're powered by friendship. see for yourself if you could save on the brands you want. walmart. >>> leon panetta issued another stern warning to syria's president against using chemical weapons on his own people. the syrian military has loaded precursor materials into bombs is is awaiting final orders from president assad to use it on the people. one offic
like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs every year. call today to request a free decision guide. with this type of plan, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist. if you're thinking about your options, call today. when you call, request your free decision guide. and...
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how much of that is medicare? >> well, medicare is 40-50% of the health care expense so i will just extrapolate from that. but i will tell you, probably there's a lot more waste in medicare than commercial because the policing is harder. >> 40% of the 750 billion -- >> minimum. minimum. >> so what is being done about that? and what should be done and has your vast organization proposed anything to be done to eliminate waste in medicare? if you don't tackle that, you could talk forever about the other aspects of waste. >> well, other few things there. i thing in general the waste is coming from duplicated services, coming from fraud and inefficiency relative to where the individual is being serviced. so one of the reason why we're 15% below medicare, is our program -- let's talk about humana care as an example. our objective is to continue to keep people at home in an environment that they feel most comfortable with as opposed to an institution. so, we measure in our organization re-admission rates. we reduced 26%
how much of that is medicare? >> well, medicare is 40-50% of the health care expense so i will just extrapolate from that. but i will tell you, probably there's a lot more waste in medicare than commercial because the policing is harder. >> 40% of the 750 billion -- >> minimum. minimum. >> so what is being done about that? and what should be done and has your vast organization proposed anything to be done to eliminate waste in medicare? if you don't tackle that, you...
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high pay into medicare. -- ip into medicare. you talk about no cuts, but how come in 2011 i lost my eye benefit and hearing aid benefit? i am paying $93 a month for medicare. i pay 15% of my prescription costs. now it is $11, 43 -- $11.43. guest: we have cut congressional budgets, and that is inappropriate thing to do, and i'm sure we will look -- and that is an appropriate thing to do, and i'm sure we will look at that again. if you look to the total budget in these programs, they do not go down, they go up. we are not spending less. part of that is we are beginning the baby boomers moving into this. nobody has a reform proposal that would threaten any benefits this lady is currently receiving. nobody wants to do that. if we do not do these things, these programs go broke and her benefits will be effected. we are trying to reach a sustainable way to protect these programs. host: the gop proposal does include $200 billion come out which could effect social security benefits? guest: it could, but not immediately, and for upper- i
high pay into medicare. -- ip into medicare. you talk about no cuts, but how come in 2011 i lost my eye benefit and hearing aid benefit? i am paying $93 a month for medicare. i pay 15% of my prescription costs. now it is $11, 43 -- $11.43. guest: we have cut congressional budgets, and that is inappropriate thing to do, and i'm sure we will look -- and that is an appropriate thing to do, and i'm sure we will look at that again. if you look to the total budget in these programs, they do not go...
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we reduced the cost of medicare by over $700 billion. we found savings of $700 billion in medicare. no one should question whether democrats are willing to try to extract savings to reduce the cost of medicare. a lot of democrats lost their elections because republicans campaigned accusing democrats of cutting medicare. even in this presidential campaign, the president was attacked by mitt romney for it. what mitt romney forgot to mention is none of those cuts in spending in medicare cut benefits. when we did the reductions in medicare spending, we made sure none of those could come at the expense of american seniors who are receiving medicare. the reason you can do that is because there are enough savings to be have. -- had. you go after some of the fraud and waste and you get a ton of savings. that is what we did. in a district, there are a lot of efficiencies to learn from. we are willing to discuss reduce spending on important programs. what we are not willing to discuss is, in the first instance, how you pay for deficits that were caused by things other than these programs. we
we reduced the cost of medicare by over $700 billion. we found savings of $700 billion in medicare. no one should question whether democrats are willing to try to extract savings to reduce the cost of medicare. a lot of democrats lost their elections because republicans campaigned accusing democrats of cutting medicare. even in this presidential campaign, the president was attacked by mitt romney for it. what mitt romney forgot to mention is none of those cuts in spending in medicare cut...
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so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. plus, there are no networks, and you never need a referral. see why millions of people have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement insurance plans endorsed by aarp. don't wait. call now. on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. introducing at&t u-verse high speed internet with more speed options, reliability and wi-fi hot spots than ever. go to our website below to get u-ve
so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your...
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were leaked, we know the main points remain, raising taxes on high earners and cutting programs like medicare. >> they've started to tango. more republicans are accepting the idea that wealthy americans will get a tax rate hike. >> there is a growing group of folks that are looking at this and realizing that we don't have a lot of cards as it relates to the tax issue before year end. >> reporter: republicans in the house remain opposed to raising taxes on the top 2%. >> the president wants the rate to go up. that doesn't solve the problem. we don't want to be b back here answering the same questions. >> reporter: the deadline is closer than you think. many here on capitol hill say the president and the house speaker need to make a deal by the end of the week in order for congress to vote on the bill. >> hopefully it doesn't go to the last day. >> reporter: president obama has asked congress to work through their holiday break if no deal is reached before then. >> both the white house and speaker baner's a office say the line's of communication remain open. the the president will speak to work
were leaked, we know the main points remain, raising taxes on high earners and cutting programs like medicare. >> they've started to tango. more republicans are accepting the idea that wealthy americans will get a tax rate hike. >> there is a growing group of folks that are looking at this and realizing that we don't have a lot of cards as it relates to the tax issue before year end. >> reporter: republicans in the house remain opposed to raising taxes on the top 2%. >>...
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enormous savings to medicare. because when you look at the medicare issue, it's a proks -- it's a projection for 10 years and the projected rate two years ago was like 5%, 6%, and where are you, down in the 2% rate nounge? those are multibillion dollars a year that the american public will not have to pay in taxes and increases in the expenditures. so these things begin to add up. but there are many, many more savings. i don't want to dominate all this time. i see that other of our colleagues have come and joined us. i think it's your turn, peter. peter welch from -- i've been missing all the states, would you like to maybe be from alaska or, well, we'll just say vermont. mr. welch: i kind of like vermont but thank you. this is such an important issue about the future, about the future. we can get a deficit deal, the president is committed to doing it. it's got to be balanced. balance means there's got to be revenues, you know, our taxes, especially from the high income, are at historic lows. we have to have healt
enormous savings to medicare. because when you look at the medicare issue, it's a proks -- it's a projection for 10 years and the projected rate two years ago was like 5%, 6%, and where are you, down in the 2% rate nounge? those are multibillion dollars a year that the american public will not have to pay in taxes and increases in the expenditures. so these things begin to add up. but there are many, many more savings. i don't want to dominate all this time. i see that other of our colleagues...
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it's not just medicare. we got 10,000 people a day going not medicare system, so that is a challenge, but that really says let's reform the system. host: where is the common ground? guest: the common ground is an acknowledgment that the cost of health care is going up as it has been in years' past, two and three times the rate of inflation is not sustainable. raising the inflation rate for the profit of growth. the position that the republicans has taken and mr. boehner is doing again and was rejected in the campaign is the voucher style approach. instead of reforming the system you impose the cost shift onto individuals. and that's what happened with the ryan plan. i mean basically he didn't change a thing, like prescription drug price negotiation. he said the government will give you $7,600, and then you're on for the rest. so the full burden of the rising health care cost gets shifted onto seniors in that case who don't have the ability to pay to for it. host: "usa today" writes that the republican propos
it's not just medicare. we got 10,000 people a day going not medicare system, so that is a challenge, but that really says let's reform the system. host: where is the common ground? guest: the common ground is an acknowledgment that the cost of health care is going up as it has been in years' past, two and three times the rate of inflation is not sustainable. raising the inflation rate for the profit of growth. the position that the republicans has taken and mr. boehner is doing again and was...
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remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands a year in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. and learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now -- and down the road. i have a lifetime of experience. so i know how important that is. [gunfire] >> zombies. [laughter] megyn: well, it's not a tv show or a hollywood film, the zombie apocalypse is actually featured in a new government report. it's a disaster training exercise that you, the taxpayer, paid thousands of dollars for people to attend, the conference at which this was offered. just part of the $35 billion in wasteful spending discovered at the homeland security department, says a top senator. along with this, an extremely expensive sleigh for santa. [laughter] look at this. $257,000 for an armored truck in fargo, north dakota, that's only used for training runs and parades including the one that carries santa claus. okay. joining me now, julie roginsky, a fox news contributor and former adviser to f
remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands a year in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. and learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now -- and down the road. i have a lifetime of experience. so i know how important that is. [gunfire] >> zombies. [laughter] megyn: well, it's not a tv show or a hollywood film, the zombie apocalypse is actually featured in a new...
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like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs every year. call today to request a free decision guide. with this type of plan, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist. if you're thinking about your options, call today. when you call, request your free decision guide. and find the aarp medicare supplement plan that may be right for you. but i still have a runny nose. [ male announcer ] dayquil doesn't treat that. huh? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus rushes relief to all your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ sighs ] thank you! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! >>> flabbergasted. you can't be serious. i've never seen anything like it. we've got seven weeks between election day and the end of the year and three of those weeks have been wasted with this nonsense. >> okay. >> so how did john boehner feel about the
like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs every year. call today to request a free decision guide. with this type of plan, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist. if you're thinking about your options, call today. when you call, request your free decision guide. and...
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we have some mandatory reforms, medicare. there are some changes there and in medicaid and firm subsidies and a lot of different areas of -- farm subsidies and a lot of different areas. finally, although this does not go into the budget savings numbers, there are changes to social security. is solvent for the next 75 years and slightly more progressive. host -- making sure that social security a solvent for the next 75 years and slightly more progressive. host: establishing free income tax brackets -- three income tax brackets. what should we know about that? guest: the top rate is about 35%. it goes down 10%. what simpson-bowles does is, by broadening the base, you can take some of the revenue and lower the rates. the lower rate depends on how much you want to restrict those deductions and credits and how much revenue you want to raise for deficit reduction. you can get anywhere between 29 and 24% in terms of a top rate. there would be two other rates that would be significantly lower that we have in current law. the three r
we have some mandatory reforms, medicare. there are some changes there and in medicaid and firm subsidies and a lot of different areas of -- farm subsidies and a lot of different areas. finally, although this does not go into the budget savings numbers, there are changes to social security. is solvent for the next 75 years and slightly more progressive. host -- making sure that social security a solvent for the next 75 years and slightly more progressive. host: establishing free income tax...
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defense, medicare, everything. just go after it. host: is that enough to get through our deficit and debt? caller: and raise the taxes. host: all right. mike come massachusetts, note -- mike, massachusetts. go ahead. caller: i am x military. the only reason i say that is that we have spent $2 trillion on these wars over the last 10 years, which is a whole lot of money and they say they are going to review their approach to these in the future because we get so much money. as far as the entitlements go, what they should do is agree on the taxes for people making under $250,000 per year first, then come back and fix the rest of it. that would probably be the best way to go. that way the republicans can save face and say that they refused to bend on taxes and that that is what they will have to go back and do later, for sure on that note. host: also on the sunday talk shows yesterday was senator bob corker. here is what he had to say. [video clip] >> realizing that we do not have a lot of cards when it comes to the tax issue before the
defense, medicare, everything. just go after it. host: is that enough to get through our deficit and debt? caller: and raise the taxes. host: all right. mike come massachusetts, note -- mike, massachusetts. go ahead. caller: i am x military. the only reason i say that is that we have spent $2 trillion on these wars over the last 10 years, which is a whole lot of money and they say they are going to review their approach to these in the future because we get so much money. as far as the...
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remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands a year in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. and learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now -- and down the road. i have a lifetime of experience. so i know how important that is. >> take a good look at this man. if you recognize him, the fbi wants to hear from you. his name is israel keyes. he apparently killed himself in police custody, but police say he confessed a string of serial killings. let's bring in george howell who has been covering this. we understand that he was in alaska. he has since passed away, but he has confessed. do they have a sense of who he killed? >> we do. we know much more about israel keyes. first of all, we know he is ex-military. in at least two cae strangled and sexually assaulted, you know, his victims. we also know he had a very methodical plan that as he went into these situations, first of all, this is a person who would fly into cities, he would rent a car, drive hun
remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands a year in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. and learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now -- and down the road. i have a lifetime of experience. so i know how important that is. >> take a good look at this man. if you recognize him, the fbi wants to hear from you. his name is israel keyes. he apparently killed himself...
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and become the first and only national medicare advantage company to achieve a 5-star rating for a medicare plan... your efforts result in the quality of care and service we're able to provide... which means better health outcomes... and more quality time to share with the ones who matter most. i love you, grandma! [ male announcer ] humana. ♪ stuart: it seems like there is less interest in going to the stores. online sales topped $20 billion. that is up 15% compared to last year. twenty-nine days until we fall off the fiscal cliff. timothy geithner says the ball is in the republican report to compromise. >> i cannot promise that. that is a decision that lies in the hands of the republicans. if they recognize the reality that we cannot afford to extend those tax rates, we have a basis of an agreement. stuart: how was that for an introduction. before we launch into your talking points, and i know you well, i want to mention this. the founder of cosco, as you know, he appeared at the democrat convention. big supporter of president obama. loves the tax the rich idea. he borrowed $3.5 billion
and become the first and only national medicare advantage company to achieve a 5-star rating for a medicare plan... your efforts result in the quality of care and service we're able to provide... which means better health outcomes... and more quality time to share with the ones who matter most. i love you, grandma! [ male announcer ] humana. ♪ stuart: it seems like there is less interest in going to the stores. online sales topped $20 billion. that is up 15% compared to last year. twenty-nine...
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and become the first and only national medicare advantage company to achieve a 5-star rating for a medicare plan... your efforts result in the quality of care and service we're able to provide... which means better health outcomes... and more quality time to share with the ones who matter most. i love you, grandma! [ male announcer ] humana. ♪ >>> so it turns out the fake grass roots the right have been concealing astonishingly inviting we're just getting the details of tonight. that's coming up. hold on. ...but he'd wait for her forever, for any reason, and would always be there with the biggest welcome home. for a love this strong, dawn only feeds him iams. compared to other leading brands, it has 50% more animal protein. ...to help keep rocky's body as strong as a love that never fades... if he ever lets her leave again. iams. keep love strong. >>> do you remember school picture day in junior high? it turn out we subject our elected officials to that humiliation as well. like your photos put those awkward photos of you on the frig where they remain today, feathered hair and all, the u.
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like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs every year. call today to request a free decision guide. with this type of plan, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist. if you're thinking about your options, call today. when you call, request your free decision guide. and find the aarp medicare supplement plan that may be right for you. >>> anderson is back in a moment. i'm susan hendricks with a news and business bulletin. in a televised speech, morsi stood by the upcoming constitutional referendum. protesters in tahrir square chanted levenberg as he spoke. >> software creator john mcafe, was rushed to a gat mauatemalan hospital today with heart problems according to his attorney. it was hours after being rejected for asylum there. the lawyer says he'll fight the extradition to belize where they want to question him about his neighbor's murder. >>> apple will
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the fiscal crisis is not dealing with medicare and social security. we try to name those and save those programs right now everybody pays in more than their parents and grandparents. without a fix we will get considerably less. medicare goes bankrupt. sit-down and deal with it. it is the math problem not to get rid of them. >>host: talk about middle-class americans and extending tax cuts "the new york times" said raising the medicare eligibility herds working-class americans and able to work and likely to increase health care cost but when you toss out random ideas that implication doesn't matter. it may be attended -- intended to show leaders that they fought but for everyone else it is a party on willing to approach with the bargaining. >>guest: of all the respect i am not surprised they are critical of republicans. that is fair by this is a good-faith effort and as 67 figure what the president has raised before but the demographic reality. >> that is idiot to support? >> is in context with we have done that with some security. we give people a lot
the fiscal crisis is not dealing with medicare and social security. we try to name those and save those programs right now everybody pays in more than their parents and grandparents. without a fix we will get considerably less. medicare goes bankrupt. sit-down and deal with it. it is the math problem not to get rid of them. >>host: talk about middle-class americans and extending tax cuts "the new york times" said raising the medicare eligibility herds working-class americans and...
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and become the first and only national medicare advantage company to achieve a 5-star rating for a medicare plan... your efforts result in the quality of care and service we're able to provide... which means better health outcomes... and more quality time to share with the ones who matter most. i love you, grandma! [ male announcer ] humana. ♪ >> president obama is still >> president obama is still over one month away from the second term. it's never too early to talk about the next presidential election and here to talk about 2016 and the likely candidates, assistant speech writer for ronald reagan peggy noonan and former advisor to president clinton doug schoen. everybody. [applause] >> this is a very special day for me. i wanted to make a point to peggy, people ask me how did you get to be press secretary and i actually point back to one book i read in 1994 when i became press secretary on the hill and it was yours, what i saw at the revolution. >> oh, my goodness. >> changed my life and gave me confidence to be a conservative woman. >> thank you for that. >> oh, my goodness, thank you
and become the first and only national medicare advantage company to achieve a 5-star rating for a medicare plan... your efforts result in the quality of care and service we're able to provide... which means better health outcomes... and more quality time to share with the ones who matter most. i love you, grandma! [ male announcer ] humana. ♪ >> president obama is still >> president obama is still over one month away from the second term. it's never too early to talk about the...
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. >> ahora tiene dudas sobre la documentacion del proceso de renovacion de medicare. >> hay que preguntar a las personas que saben bien ingles. >> ella es una de los millones de estadounidenses que no saben como escoger el plan que más se ajuste a sus necesidades. >> cada año es importante revisar el plan para ve cuál es mejor para usted. >> esta seguro para usted para hospital medicare advantage y medicamentos. para el próximo año se dice que los ahorros serán mejores. >> hay copagos y deducibles que hay que pagar pero al cobertura de medicare es muy completo. >> hay que tomar en cuenta que las necesidades son únicas y de un año a otro pueden cambiar y usted tiene que ver cuál es la mejor opción para usted. >> la población de inmigrantes ha bajado y este seria un buen momento para retomar la reforma migratoria. >> son 11 millones cien mil personas pero ha estado igual desde el 2009. los dreamers dicen que ya es tiempo de una reforma. >> que pasará después? cada vez es más difícil venir a los estados unidos están en las froteras y ya es tiempo. hace 5 años tuvimos un reco
. >> ahora tiene dudas sobre la documentacion del proceso de renovacion de medicare. >> hay que preguntar a las personas que saben bien ingles. >> ella es una de los millones de estadounidenses que no saben como escoger el plan que más se ajuste a sus necesidades. >> cada año es importante revisar el plan para ve cuál es mejor para usted. >> esta seguro para usted para hospital medicare advantage y medicamentos. para el próximo año se dice que los ahorros...
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democrats typically do things for the vast majority the people on employment insurance social security medicare keep our food supplies safe for unions that sort of outside of petty crime stuff like congressman jefferson and wrangle work used up that you know we don't shill for big corporate interests or fat cat billionaires have been pretty much the part of the people pretty much since their founding over two hundred years ago but republicans eagerly do things for whoever pays them the biggest bucks for example every single republican freshman in the last congress denies there's such a thing as global warming why because the fossil fuel industry the second richest industry in the world will give a lot of money to any member of congress who denies global climate change similarly the republicans are lockstep against banking regulations why the industry that passes out the largest amount of cash here in washington d.c. is you've got it the banking industry and republicans are in favor of so-called free trade and so-called right to work for less both policies that harm the vast majority of working
democrats typically do things for the vast majority the people on employment insurance social security medicare keep our food supplies safe for unions that sort of outside of petty crime stuff like congressman jefferson and wrangle work used up that you know we don't shill for big corporate interests or fat cat billionaires have been pretty much the part of the people pretty much since their founding over two hundred years ago but republicans eagerly do things for whoever pays them the biggest...
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and which aarp medicare supplement plan might work besfor you. there's a range to choose from, depending on your needs d your budget. and they all travel with you -- anywre in the country. you'll be joining the millions who have alread in the only medicare supplement insurance plans organization serving the needs of pple 50 and over for generations. ♪ remember, all mecare supplement insurance plans help cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. you'll be able to choose anctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. and you ver need referrals. so call now request a fe and learn more. after all, when you're going the distance, it's nice to have the experience and commitment to go along with you. keep dreaming. keep doing. goong. ♪ lou: our next guest says president obama see democracy as a form of social inequality. in a recent cartoon he draws a young barack obama at the blackboard. government. joining us, a pulitzer prize-winning editorial cartoonist. he is a two-time pulitzer prize-winnin
and which aarp medicare supplement plan might work besfor you. there's a range to choose from, depending on your needs d your budget. and they all travel with you -- anywre in the country. you'll be joining the millions who have alread in the only medicare supplement insurance plans organization serving the needs of pple 50 and over for generations. ♪ remember, all mecare supplement insurance plans help cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical...
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so premium support instead of privatizing medicare, and structural medicare reform instead of raising the eligibility age. now, remember the context for all this. this is important. remember that phrase we first started hearing at the start of the health reform debate, which may be apocryphal, "keep government hands off my medicare." the big tea party uprising was in large part a reaction to the idea, quote/unquote, of socialized medicine. it was the affordable care act, and the government, quote, takeover of health care, that fanned the flames of the post-obama tea party protest. but, of course, most of the actual republicans who were actually elected back then were elected because they ran ads like this. >> congressman brad ellsworth said he would protect our seniors. but when he got to washington, congressman ellsworth voted for the largest cuts in medicare history, over $500 billion. robin carnahan supports $500 billion in medicare cuts, hurting seniors most. rand paul doesn't support higher medicare deductibles for seniors. conway distracts with negative ads to hide his support f
so premium support instead of privatizing medicare, and structural medicare reform instead of raising the eligibility age. now, remember the context for all this. this is important. remember that phrase we first started hearing at the start of the health reform debate, which may be apocryphal, "keep government hands off my medicare." the big tea party uprising was in large part a reaction to the idea, quote/unquote, of socialized medicine. it was the affordable care act, and the...
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remember, all medicare supplement plans help cover some of what medicare doesn't pay -- expenses that could realladd up. these kinds of plans could ve you in out-of-pocket medical costs. you'll be able to choose any doctor d you neveneed referrals. if you're thinking about yourur options, call today. when you call, request your fredecisionuide. and find the aarp medicare supplement plan neil: text at 20. that is right text-message is 20 years old this week. but it might be celebrating in a different cell it year, law enforcement groups are pushing to have your text locked up for two years, they need to build a case in case you commit a crime later. where is all this texting going? is there a central text building or -- where is thhs? >> no, when you send a text, it depends on who your mobile carrier is, whether or not it gets saved and for how long, that is handled by company that you, deal with, that you subscribe to. what law enforcementments to for all of those companies, each and every one of them to be required to store probably in a centrally mandated regularized way, store all
remember, all medicare supplement plans help cover some of what medicare doesn't pay -- expenses that could realladd up. these kinds of plans could ve you in out-of-pocket medical costs. you'll be able to choose any doctor d you neveneed referrals. if you're thinking about yourur options, call today. when you call, request your fredecisionuide. and find the aarp medicare supplement plan neil: text at 20. that is right text-message is 20 years old this week. but it might be celebrating in a...
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remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands a year in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. and learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now -- and down the road. i have a lifetime of experience. so i know how important that is. jenna: "happening now", house republicans are putting their offer on the table to cut the deficit and avoid the fiscal cliff. it calls for collecting an additional $800 billion in revenue over 10 years without raising tax rates. and that's balanced by the reduction of $800 billion in spending from federal programs. a lot of ins and outs there. we just tried to boil it down for you because in all the republican plan will cut the deficit by $1.6 trillion. so far democrats are uninspired by this. here is what democratic congressman chris van hollen of maryland had to say last night on "special report". >> the big difference, bret, between the way the president proposed to deal with medicare and the republicans, the republican pl
remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands a year in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. and learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now -- and down the road. i have a lifetime of experience. so i know how important that is. jenna: "happening now", house republicans are putting their offer on the table to cut the deficit and avoid the fiscal cliff. it calls...
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i can't understand how you can cut medicare $716 billion for current recipients of medicare. >> look, these guys haven't been big on medicare from the beginning. their party's not big on medicare from the beginning. folks, use your common sense. who do you trust on this? >> so, now, of course, given all the campaign rhetoric coming from both sides, we are on the other side of an election that proved that there is a bipartisan consensus, that it is bad to be the kind of politician that supports cutting medicare. and even giving that very recent lesson from the election, we are entering a negotiation period where everyone in washington is trying to figure out how best to cut medicare. it is pretty weird. and that is not to say that there are not better and worse ways of cutting medicare. the white house is proposing in its opening offer, cuts of $400 billion to medicare and other social insurance programs, $40 billion a year. the president's plan would achieve those cuts mostly through tweaks in the way payments are made to drug companies and health care providers. john boehner,ç on t
i can't understand how you can cut medicare $716 billion for current recipients of medicare. >> look, these guys haven't been big on medicare from the beginning. their party's not big on medicare from the beginning. folks, use your common sense. who do you trust on this? >> so, now, of course, given all the campaign rhetoric coming from both sides, we are on the other side of an election that proved that there is a bipartisan consensus, that it is bad to be the kind of politician...
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the ryan plan doesn't really touch medicare until 7/10. how do we bridge that and many of my republican colleagues that said we can face again. .. what is the business community have at stake? like the business community is impact of not getting done and the impact that is when to have on the economy and that is the non-partisan congressional budget office set out doesn't get this done on employment is going back over 9% in 2013 and back into a recession so if you are the leader of a business lobby for economic growth and deployment and the like, that is a huge problem. our members have lots of different views about the details of this but again i just go back and look for the president and the congressional leaders hanft to read some of the president has said publicly the red line for him as tax fairness and raising rates on the wealthy the analogue is a red line for the republicans and they can't raise rates to have been in reconcilable problem so then the problem becomes if the goal is to get more money to wealthy people there's lots of
the ryan plan doesn't really touch medicare until 7/10. how do we bridge that and many of my republican colleagues that said we can face again. .. what is the business community have at stake? like the business community is impact of not getting done and the impact that is when to have on the economy and that is the non-partisan congressional budget office set out doesn't get this done on employment is going back over 9% in 2013 and back into a recession so if you are the leader of a business...
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remember, all medicare supplement plans help cover some of what medicare doesn't pay -- expenses that could really add up. these kinds of plans could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. you'll be able to choose any doctor who accepts medicare patients. and you neveneed referrals. if you're thinking about your options, call today. when you call, request your free decision guide. and find the aarp medicare supplement plan that may be right for you. neil: what the government wants under your hood gives washington access to everything about you. the obama administration skated the plan to put black boxes in every new car. this is an invasion of privacy, and fox news legal analysts says it is 100% legal. mercedes, to their point, administration's point would ascertain the reason behind an accident and if we had this with the toyota cars, the brakes going, going off cliffs, whatever was going on, we could have resolved it legally long beforehand; right? >> what a great idea. so maay individuals either use the cars inappropriately, speeding down the road, breaking, not paying attention,
remember, all medicare supplement plans help cover some of what medicare doesn't pay -- expenses that could really add up. these kinds of plans could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. you'll be able to choose any doctor who accepts medicare patients. and you neveneed referrals. if you're thinking about your options, call today. when you call, request your free decision guide. and find the aarp medicare supplement plan that may be right for you. neil: what the government wants under your...
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there are questions about medicare or social security or public education. >> it is so important for the universities to keep on two t racks. the one that is in the forefront. we have seen engineering at harvard grow dramatically. it is a field that is at the forefront and making those translations. we have had a doubling in undergraduates that are concentrating on engineering. it is zero efflorescence -- it is a real efflorescence of it. you can have the experience. dam it a company and they have achieving graduated yet and they go into -- and they make a company, they haven't even graduated yet, and they go on to better things. i do this once a month. i invite 15 faculty to come to the building and sit around a table. most of them had not known each other before. the group happened by chance to include a nobel prize winner in medicine from our hospital. he was a member of our medical school. i see what is on your mind? they wanted to tell me how hard it was to get support for basic big question research. when grant applications were evaluated they were pressed to have a narrow a fo
there are questions about medicare or social security or public education. >> it is so important for the universities to keep on two t racks. the one that is in the forefront. we have seen engineering at harvard grow dramatically. it is a field that is at the forefront and making those translations. we have had a doubling in undergraduates that are concentrating on engineering. it is zero efflorescence -- it is a real efflorescence of it. you can have the experience. dam it a company and...
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mostly because of medicare and medicaid. that's not medicare's fault. it's a very efficient program and run by the government. so it doesn't have a lot of overhead. it has enormous economies of scale and bargain for better rates of doctors and hospitals dictate prices so for what it provides, medicare's very cheap. it's getting expensive over time because a lot more people are going on to the program and in general the health care system, public health insurance, private health insurance, it's all very expensive and only so much right now that medicare can do about it. the problem isn't medicare, per se. not that medicare is a wasteful program but the health care system is -- and health care costs and getting in to the guts of the health care system and rather than lopping off a sum of health care. >> if we lowered health care costs overall, the cost of medicare goes down andç medica more affordable without necessarily even needing to tinker with medicare and the point of something that you were writing about. we have all the conversations about hundr
mostly because of medicare and medicaid. that's not medicare's fault. it's a very efficient program and run by the government. so it doesn't have a lot of overhead. it has enormous economies of scale and bargain for better rates of doctors and hospitals dictate prices so for what it provides, medicare's very cheap. it's getting expensive over time because a lot more people are going on to the program and in general the health care system, public health insurance, private health insurance, it's...